Ignore invalid attributes and excluded_attributes on serialization

doc/changelog.rst

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Added
 ^^^^^
 - Proper path validation for :attr:`~scim2_models.SearchRequest.attributes`, :attr:`~scim2_models.SearchRequest.excluded_attributes` and :attr:`~scim2_models.SearchRequest.sort_by`.
 
+Fixed
+^^^^^
+- When using ``model_dump``, ignore invalid ``attributes`` and ``excluded_attributes``
+  as suggested by RFC7644.
+
 [0.3.7] - 2025-07-17
 --------------------
 

scim2_models/rfc7643/resource.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from ..context import Context
 from ..reference import Reference
 from ..scim_object import ScimObject
-from ..scim_object import validate_attribute_urn
+from ..urn import validate_attribute_urn
 from ..utils import UNION_TYPES
 from ..utils import normalize_attribute_name
 
@@ -305,13 +305,19 @@ def _prepare_model_dump(
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         kwargs = super()._prepare_model_dump(scim_ctx, **kwargs)
+
+        # RFC 7644: "SHOULD ignore any query parameters they do not recognize"
         kwargs["context"]["scim_attributes"] = [
-            validate_attribute_urn(attribute, self.__class__)
+            valid_attr
             for attribute in (attributes or [])
+            if (valid_attr := validate_attribute_urn(attribute, self.__class__))
+            is not None
         ]
         kwargs["context"]["scim_excluded_attributes"] = [
-            validate_attribute_urn(attribute, self.__class__)
+            valid_attr
             for attribute in (excluded_attributes or [])
+            if (valid_attr := validate_attribute_urn(attribute, self.__class__))
+            is not None
         ]
         return kwargs
 

scim2_models/scim_object.py

@@ -8,86 +8,9 @@
 from .annotations import Required
 from .base import BaseModel
 from .context import Context
-from .utils import normalize_attribute_name
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .rfc7643.resource import Resource
-
-
-def validate_model_attribute(model: type["BaseModel"], attribute_base: str) -> None:
-    """Validate that an attribute name or a sub-attribute path exist for a given model."""
-    attribute_name, *sub_attribute_blocks = attribute_base.split(".")
-    sub_attribute_base = ".".join(sub_attribute_blocks)
-
-    aliases = {field.validation_alias for field in model.model_fields.values()}
-
-    if normalize_attribute_name(attribute_name) not in aliases:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Model '{model.__name__}' has no attribute named '{attribute_name}'"
-        )
-
-    if sub_attribute_base:
-        attribute_type = model.get_field_root_type(attribute_name)
-
-        if not attribute_type or not issubclass(attribute_type, BaseModel):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Attribute '{attribute_name}' is not a complex attribute, and cannot have a '{sub_attribute_base}' sub-attribute"
-            )
-
-        validate_model_attribute(attribute_type, sub_attribute_base)
-
-
-def extract_schema_and_attribute_base(attribute_urn: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
-    """Extract the schema urn part and the attribute name part from attribute name.
-
-    As defined in :rfc:`RFC7644 §3.10 <7644#section-3.10>`.
-    """
-    *urn_blocks, attribute_base = attribute_urn.split(":")
-    schema = ":".join(urn_blocks)
-    return schema, attribute_base
-
-
-def validate_attribute_urn(
-    attribute_name: str,
-    default_resource: Optional[type["Resource"]] = None,
-    resource_types: Optional[list[type["Resource"]]] = None,
-) -> str:
-    """Validate that an attribute urn is valid or not.
-
-    :param attribute_name: The attribute urn to check.
-    :default_resource: The default resource if `attribute_name` is not an absolute urn.
-    :resource_types: The available resources in which to look for the attribute.
-    :return: The normalized attribute URN.
-    """
-    from .rfc7643.resource import Resource
-
-    if not resource_types:
-        resource_types = []
-
-    if default_resource and default_resource not in resource_types:
-        resource_types.append(default_resource)
-
-    default_schema = (
-        default_resource.model_fields["schemas"].default[0]
-        if default_resource
-        else None
-    )
-
-    schema: Optional[Any]
-    schema, attribute_base = extract_schema_and_attribute_base(attribute_name)
-    if not schema:
-        schema = default_schema
-
-    if not schema:
-        raise ValueError("No default schema and relative URN")
-
-    resource = Resource.get_by_schema(resource_types, schema)
-    if not resource:
-        raise ValueError(f"No resource matching schema '{schema}'")
-
-    validate_model_attribute(resource, attribute_base)
-
-    return f"{schema}:{attribute_base}"
+    pass
 
 
 class ScimObject(BaseModel):

scim2_models/urn.py

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Any
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .base import BaseModel
+from .utils import normalize_attribute_name
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .base import BaseModel
+    from .rfc7643.resource import Resource
+
+
+def normalize_path(model: type["BaseModel"], path: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Resolve a path to (schema_urn, attribute_path)."""
+    # Absolute URN
+    if ":" in path:
+        parts = path.rsplit(":", 1)
+        return parts[0], parts[1]
+
+    schemas_field = model.model_fields.get("schemas")
+    return schemas_field.default[0], path  # type: ignore
+
+
+def validate_model_attribute(model: type["BaseModel"], attribute_base: str) -> None:
+    """Validate that an attribute name or a sub-attribute path exist for a given model."""
+    attribute_name, *sub_attribute_blocks = attribute_base.split(".")
+    sub_attribute_base = ".".join(sub_attribute_blocks)
+
+    aliases = {field.validation_alias for field in model.model_fields.values()}
+
+    if normalize_attribute_name(attribute_name) not in aliases:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Model '{model.__name__}' has no attribute named '{attribute_name}'"
+        )
+
+    if sub_attribute_base:
+        attribute_type = model.get_field_root_type(attribute_name)
+
+        if not attribute_type or not issubclass(attribute_type, BaseModel):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Attribute '{attribute_name}' is not a complex attribute, and cannot have a '{sub_attribute_base}' sub-attribute"
+            )
+
+        validate_model_attribute(attribute_type, sub_attribute_base)
+
+
+def validate_attribute_urn(
+    attribute_name: str, resource: type["Resource"]
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Validate that an attribute urn is valid or not.
+
+    :param attribute_name: The attribute urn to check.
+    :return: The normalized attribute URN.
+    """
+    from .rfc7643.resource import Resource
+
+    schema: Optional[Any]
+    schema, attribute_base = normalize_path(resource, attribute_name)
+
+    validated_resource = Resource.get_by_schema([resource], schema)
+    if not validated_resource:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        validate_model_attribute(validated_resource, attribute_base)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+    return f"{schema}:{attribute_base}"

tests/test_model_attributes.py

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 from typing import Annotated
 from typing import Optional
 
-import pytest
-
 from scim2_models.annotations import Required
 from scim2_models.annotations import Returned
 from scim2_models.attributes import ComplexAttribute
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@
 from scim2_models.rfc7643.resource import Resource
 from scim2_models.rfc7643.user import User
 from scim2_models.rfc7644.error import Error
-from scim2_models.scim_object import validate_attribute_urn
+from scim2_models.urn import validate_attribute_urn
 
 
 class Sub(ComplexAttribute):
@@ -74,32 +72,18 @@ def test_validate_attribute_urn():
         validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:bar", Foo)
         == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:bar"
     )
-    assert (
-        validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:bar", User, resource_types=[Foo])
-        == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:bar"
-    )
 
     assert validate_attribute_urn("sub", Foo) == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub"
     assert (
         validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub", Foo)
         == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub"
     )
-    assert (
-        validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub", User, resource_types=[Foo])
-        == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub"
-    )
 
     assert validate_attribute_urn("sub.always", Foo) == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub.always"
     assert (
         validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub.always", Foo)
         == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub.always"
     )
-    assert (
-        validate_attribute_urn(
-            "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub.always", User, resource_types=[Foo]
-        )
-        == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:sub.always"
-    )
 
     assert validate_attribute_urn("snakeCase", Foo) == "urn:example:2.0:Foo:snakeCase"
     assert (
@@ -111,37 +95,18 @@ def test_validate_attribute_urn():
         validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:MyExtension:baz", Foo[MyExtension])
         == "urn:example:2.0:MyExtension:baz"
     )
+
+    assert validate_attribute_urn("urn:InvalidResource:bar", Foo) is None
+
+    assert validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:invalid", Foo) is None
+
+    assert validate_attribute_urn("bar.invalid", Foo) is None
+
     assert (
-        validate_attribute_urn(
-            "urn:example:2.0:MyExtension:baz", resource_types=[Foo[MyExtension]]
-        )
-        == "urn:example:2.0:MyExtension:baz"
+        validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:MyExtension:invalid", Foo[MyExtension])
+        is None
     )
 
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No default schema and relative URN"):
-        validate_attribute_urn("bar", resource_types=[Foo])
-
-    with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError, match="No resource matching schema 'urn:InvalidResource'"
-    ):
-        validate_attribute_urn("urn:InvalidResource:bar", Foo)
-
-    with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError, match="No resource matching schema 'urn:example:2.0:Foo'"
-    ):
-        validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:bar")
-
-    with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError, match="Model 'Foo' has no attribute named 'invalid'"
-    ):
-        validate_attribute_urn("urn:example:2.0:Foo:invalid", Foo)
-
-    with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError,
-        match="Attribute 'bar' is not a complex attribute, and cannot have a 'invalid' sub-attribute",
-    ):
-        validate_attribute_urn("bar.invalid", Foo)
-
 
 def test_payload_attribute_case_sensitivity():
     """RFC7643 §2.1 indicates that attribute names should be case insensitive.